A customer asked me to order a replacement roller for their Elite Arion (アリオン) three-roller trainer because one of the rollers had cracked.
So I ordered it.
But it turned out the customer was using the limited edition "Arion Italian Flag" model,
which has rollers in green, white, and red from the front.
The cracked one was green, but since spare parts are only supplied in red,
from now on it will be a red, white, red Austrian flag model.
The Arion Italian Flag is a 2011 model, which according to
the wholesaler's materials at the time and
websites that copied that information wholesale,
was "a commemorative model for the 150th anniversary of the ItalianRepublic's founding in 2011."
However, what was established in 1861 was the "ItalianKingdom," not a republic,
and its flag featured the Savoy coat of arms in the center white
of what is now known as the tricolor.
The current flag was adopted in 1946
when the state transitioned to a republic,
though technically speaking the flag itself didn't change,
and since 1992 it has been the Second Republic.
If we're commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Italian Kingdom's founding,
then at that same time Austria was
the Austrian Empire (1804–1867),
which had a bicolor flag of black on top and yellow on bottom.
The current Austrian flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red,
but if you're looking for a vertically striped tricolor
like France or Italy with red, white, and red,
that would be Peru.
However, in Peru's case, the version used by government agencies
has the national coat of arms in the center white section,
so I made the judgment that calling the Arion
with its red, white, and red stripes an Austrian model,
as suggested in the title, was the most reasonable decision.
So I ordered it.
But it turned out the customer was using the limited edition "Arion Italian Flag" model,
which has rollers in green, white, and red from the front.
The cracked one was green, but since spare parts are only supplied in red,
from now on it will be a red, white, red Austrian flag model.
The Arion Italian Flag is a 2011 model, which according to
the wholesaler's materials at the time and
websites that copied that information wholesale,
was "a commemorative model for the 150th anniversary of the ItalianRepublic's founding in 2011."
However, what was established in 1861 was the "ItalianKingdom," not a republic,
and its flag featured the Savoy coat of arms in the center white
of what is now known as the tricolor.
The current flag was adopted in 1946
when the state transitioned to a republic,
though technically speaking the flag itself didn't change,
and since 1992 it has been the Second Republic.
If we're commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Italian Kingdom's founding,
then at that same time Austria was
the Austrian Empire (1804–1867),
which had a bicolor flag of black on top and yellow on bottom.
The current Austrian flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red,
but if you're looking for a vertically striped tricolor
like France or Italy with red, white, and red,
that would be Peru.
However, in Peru's case, the version used by government agencies
has the national coat of arms in the center white section,
so I made the judgment that calling the Arion
with its red, white, and red stripes an Austrian model,
as suggested in the title, was the most reasonable decision.